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Unit 10 Ecotourism Lesson 5 Listening

The document discusses ecotourism in the Mekong Delta region of Vietnam. It describes how two farmers, Ba Duc and Tu Binh, turned their farms into successful ecotourism destinations by providing activities for tourists. Ba Duc attracted more visitors to his old house by turning his 2.5 hectare farm into an ecological garden with fishing. Now 100 tourists visit daily. Tu Binh attracted visitors to his 2.1 hectare fish pond, which offers fishing and bird watching. His farm also features ostrich riding and now receives 300 visitors daily. Both farmers found success through offering tourists hands-on activities connected to the local culture and environment.

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Unit 10 Ecotourism Lesson 5 Listening

The document discusses ecotourism in the Mekong Delta region of Vietnam. It describes how two farmers, Ba Duc and Tu Binh, turned their farms into successful ecotourism destinations by providing activities for tourists. Ba Duc attracted more visitors to his old house by turning his 2.5 hectare farm into an ecological garden with fishing. Now 100 tourists visit daily. Tu Binh attracted visitors to his 2.1 hectare fish pond, which offers fishing and bird watching. His farm also features ostrich riding and now receives 300 visitors daily. Both farmers found success through offering tourists hands-on activities connected to the local culture and environment.

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Unit 10

LISTENING

Ecotourism in the Mekong Delta


1. What do you know about the Mekong Delta?
Work with a partner. Look at the pictures and decide
which activities tourists can do there.
• The Mekong Delta is in South Viet Nam. It is famous for its
fertile land, vast rice fields and fruit orchards. This area
includes 12 provinces and one city: Can Tho City, Tien
Giang, Hau Giang, Vinh Long, Soc Trang, An Giang, Đong
Thap, Long An, Ben Tre, Tra Vinh, Ca Mau, Bac Lieu, and
Kien Giang.
Listening to Visiting an
traditional music old house

Activities in
Watching
birds Mekong Delta Riding an
Ostrich

Catching fish
Eating local food
*a. How the Mekong Delta became an ecotourism
destination
*b. Famous resorts in the Mekong Delta
*c. Effects of ecotourism on Mekong De
Audio script
• While many sights in Viet Nam are hardly known to tourists, some farmers in
the Mekong Delta have attracted hundreds of foreign visitors to their
ecological gardens.
• Ba Đuc’s old house in Tien Giang Province is one example. Before 2000, no
visitor spent more than 15 minutes at his house, and very few tourists
returned for a second visit. Then Ba Duc had an idea. He thought if tourists
had more activities to do while visiting his house, they would stay longer. He
then turned 2.5-hectare farm into an ecological garden, with a fish pond
where tourists can go fishing. His wife started cooking home-made meals for
the visitors and even teaching them how to cook local specialities. At
present, Ba Duc welcomes around 100 visitors a day.
• Similarly, Tu Binh of Vinh Long province turned his 2.1-hectare fish pond
into an ecotourism destination in 2005. Tourists can now catch fish in the
pond, but then they have to release the small ones back into the pond. He
also kept several exotic birds and raised some African ostriches. Bird
watching and ostrich riding became very popular activities for tourists to
enjoy on his farm. Tu Binh now runs a very successful ecotourism business
with around 300 visitors every day.
3. Listen again and answer the questions.
• 1. Why couldn’t Ba Duc attract more tourists to his old house
before 2000?
 Because tourists did not have many interesting
activities to do.
How many tourists now visit his garden everyday?
 100 tourists now visit his garden every day.
3. When đi Tu Binh start ecotourism activities to attract visitors?
 He started ecotourism activities to attract visitors in
2005.
4. What do tourists do with the small fish they catch in Tu
Binh’s fish pond?
 They release small fish back into the pond.
5. How many tourists now visit his farm everyday?
 Around 300 tourists now visit his farm every day.
4. Listen again. Complete the notes about the two farmers’
ecotourism places for tourists.
1.Ba Đức’s ecological garden:
Garden area: ……………..hectares
2.5
Activities for tourists:
a. visiting the old house
catching fish
b. …………………………………
c. ………………………………….
enjoying home-made meals
d. cooking
……........................................
local food/ learning how to cook local food

2.Tư Bình’s ecological farm:


fish pond area: ……………hectares
2.1
Activities for tourists:
a. catching fish
b. ………………………………..
watching birds
c. ………………………………..
riding ostriches
5. Work with a partner. Which of the activities
mentioned in 4 would you enjoy doing the most if
you took a tour to the Mekong Delta?

visiting the riding ostriches


old house cooking local food/ learning
how to cook local food

enjoying home-made meals catching fish

watching birds
 What have you leart today?

 We have learnt about some tourism activities in


the Mekong Delta. We have practised listening
for general ideas and specific information.
 Prepare new content at home- Lesson 6: Writing.
 Find more information about an eco tour.
thank for your listening!

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